cuenca

See also: Cuenca

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin concha (“bivalve, vessel, trumpet”). Doublet of concha (“seashell, scoop”), which was inherited from the diminutive Latin conchula. Compare English conch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwenka/ [ˈkwẽŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -enka
• Syllabification: cuen‧ca

Noun

cuenca f (plural cuencas)

1. (anatomy) eye socket
2. watershed, catchment basin
3. valley

Derived terms

• cuenco

 

Further reading

• “cuenca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014